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CS/HB 897: Timeshare Plan Management

GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Berfield ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stark

Timeshare Plan Management ; Revises applicability for provisions governing conflicts of interest between community association managers or community association management firms & certain persons with financial interest in such associations; removes provision requiring managing entities that perform community association management to comply with certain provisions related to community association management firms; requires timeshare management firms & individuals employed by timeshare management firms to discharge their duties in good faith; exempts such firms & individuals from liability for monetary damages; requires board of administration of timeshare condominium to meet once per year; requires disclosure of certain information annually to certain persons if timeshare management firm or owners' association provides goods & services through specified entities; specifies manner in which such disclosure must be made.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/28/2025 House - Ordered enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/21/2025 House • Filed
    3/2/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/28/2025 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
    4/1/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    4/6/2025 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    4/7/2025 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    4/8/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
    4/10/2025 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    4/11/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    4/15/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
    4/16/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
    4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
    4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    4/28/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 586
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 496 -SJ 586
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 586
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 586
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
    4/28/2025 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled

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  • CS/HB 897, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2025 at 3:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf)
    468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 897, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/6/2025 at 7:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)
    Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2025 11:08 AM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2025 1:55 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf)
    468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 897, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 4:33 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/7/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 496 (c1) Timeshare Management Firms McClain Similar Last Action: 4/28/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 897 -SJ 586

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    846175 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Berfield 3/28/2025
    6:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/2/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    468.4334 Professional practice standards; liability; community association manager requirements; return of records after termination of contract. Page 2 (pdf)
    468.4335 Conflicts of interest. Page 4 (pdf)
    468.438 Timeshare management firms. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.13 Management. Page 4 (pdf)
    721.14 Discharge of managing entity. Page 8 (pdf)

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